protected void saveActivityPreferences()
{
// Create or retrieve the activity preferences object.
SharedPreferences activityPreferences = getPreferences(Activity.MODE_PRIVATE);
// Retrieve an editor to modify the shared preferences.
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = activityPreferences.edit();
// Retrieve the View
TextView myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
// Store new primitive types in the shared preferences object.
editor.putString("currentTextValue", myTextView.getText().toString());
// Commit changes.
editor.commit();
}

private static final String TEXTVIEW_STATE_KEY = "TEXTVIEW_STATE_KEY";
@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
// Retrieve the View
TextView myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
// Save its state
outState.putString(TEXTVIEW_STATE_KEY,
myTextView.getText().toString());
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
TextView myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
String text = "";
if (icicle != null && icicle.containsKey(TEXTVIEW_STATE_KEY))
text = icicle.getString(TEXTVIEW_STATE_KEY);
myTextView.setText(text);
}

private static final String TEXT_ENTRY_KEY = "TEXT_ENTRY_KEY";
private static final String ADDING_ITEM_KEY = "ADDING_ITEM_KEY";
private static final String SELECTED_INDEX_KEY = "SELECTED_INDEX_KEY";

@Override
protected void onPause(){
super.onPause();
// Get the activity preferences object.
SharedPreferences uiState = getPreferences(0);
// Get the preferences editor.
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = uiState.edit();
// Add the UI state preference values.
editor.putString(TEXT_ENTRY_KEY, myEditText.getText().toString());
editor.putBoolean(ADDING_ITEM_KEY, addingNew);
// Commit the preferences.
editor.commit();
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)
{
[ ... existing onCreate logic ... ]
restoreUIState();
}
private void restoreUIState()
{
// Get the activity preferences object.
SharedPreferences settings = getPreferences(Activity.MODE_PRIVATE);
// Read the UI state values, specifying default values.
String text = settings.getString(TEXT_ENTRY_KEY, "");
Boolean adding = settings.getBoolean(ADDING_ITEM_KEY, false);
// Restore the UI to the previous state.
if (adding)
{
addNewItem();
myEditText.setText(text);
}
}

@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState)
{
outState.putInt(SELECTED_INDEX_KEY, myListView.getSelectedItemPosition());
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}
@Override
public void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
int pos = -1;
if (savedInstanceState != null)
if (savedInstanceState.containsKey(SELECTED_INDEX_KEY))
pos = savedInstanceState.getInt(SELECTED_INDEX_KEY, -1);
myListView.setSelection(pos);
}